In order to get to my friend’s wedding in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I stopped by Seoul, Korea for five days. In addition to checking out some amazing palaces and eating kalbi every day, one must also take an hour bus ride, 35 miles away to the Demilitarized Zone, aka the DMZ. The DMZ is ironically one […]
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Can you imagine having a 529 child millionaire? With the cost of education continuing to skyrocket, creating a 529 child millionaire might be a necessity for parents with children under five nowadays. By the time kids go to college in 15-18 years, it may very well cost $1 million for all four years! With regular
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Be a mortgage refinance king to save money and maximize your returns on your real estate. Whenever interest rates decline, you must take action to refinance and save. Ever since starting Financial Samurai in 2009, there are two things I love about personal finance: 1) Making money and 2) Saving money. Both require effort, which
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One of the benefits of financial independence is that you can try out different occupations that pay very little or nothing. You can even try to get a dream job. I’ve always wanted to be a grade school teacher, but I realized after doing some research you can’t just become a middle school teacher here
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After gaining 12 lbs during my freshman year in college, I had to spend $35 to buy a pair of new jeans. $35 might not sound like a lot to you, but it was a lot to me at the time because I only made $4/hour working at McDonald’s. Wasting 10 hours of my life
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There have been a number of data points recently that have caught me off guard. Apparently, there are people in this world who actually work 40 hours a week or less and complain why they can’t get ahead! I understand the complaining if you are a student, have a disability, doing heavy manual labor, or
These are the best rewards credit cards today. They have the best cash back credit card rewards and the highest sign-up bonuses. I used to receive a ton of credit card solicitations in the mail until I finally put my address on the do not spam list. Some of the credit card rewards offers really
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Joining startups will likely make you poorer, not richer. Let me explain as someone who has lived in the startup capital of the world, San Francisco, since 2001. I have literally met thousands of people who have joined startups and less than 10% of them got rich. I’m talking a top 1% net worth. Several
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Jack Bogle is one of America’s iconic investors and I’m a fan. He is well known for founding and growing the second largest mutual fund company in the world, The Vanguard Group with over $3 trillion in assets under management. Let’s look at his investment philosophies. You may be surprised to know that Bogle was actually
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2020 may have been the hardest year of my life. I was the sole income-earning parent with two young children to feed. Here’s how to survive the pressure as a sole income-earning parent. Much has been written about offering more support and empathy for the stay at home parent who gives up his or her
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